Popular Entertainment District just after 1 am, killing 9 people, including his own sister. 27 were left injured. Authorities say the shooter wore a bulletproof vest, mass, Hearing Protection and was carrying at least 100 rounds. Police were able to shoot the gunman less than a minute after the shooting started. He was identified as 24year old connor betts. At least one of the weapons, investigators say, was purchased online from a texas seller. In el paso, texas, the death toll remains 20 with 26 others wounded after a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart Store at a Shopping Mall yesterday morning. The u. S. Attorney for the Western District of texas says it will be classified as a case of domestic terrorism and state prosecutors say they will seek paso issued a local Emergency Declaration and the fbi said today they are confident they were there were not any a compost with. They are also interviewing people that the suspected shooter now to find out if he was part of a group or if any
Cell phone video showing pure panic during a shooting at a mall in texas. Heres the latest from just minutes ago, the Texas Governor said 20 people were killed, 26 others an active shooter killing at least 18 people and jooriinjuri others. Hes pop, pop, pop, trigger finger, hes going, going, going. Reporter police scour the mall, looking for the shooter. Theyre just kind of hidden away in the banquet room over there and calling their loved ones. Reporter El Paso Police have identified the single suspect in custody as 21 year old patrick crucias from allen, texas. Were not going to go into details. Multiple fatalities. And several people that have been transported. Reporter Texas Governor greg abbott thanking all First Responders for their courageous response. Former texas congressman and now democratic president ial candidate and el paso native, beto orourke on his way back to his hometown. Im incredibly saddened. Its very hard to think about this. El paso is the strongest place in the
His 20s is in custody. Federal Law Enforcement sources tell and end his name is Patrick Crusius and is twenty oneyearold from alan , texas. Investigators are reviewing online post to point to a motive. Reporter Kenneth Craig has the latest. Reporter heavily armed police swarmed a Shopping Center and el paso, texas saturday afternoon. I can confirm it is a white male in his 20s. Reporter sources tell cbs news Patrick Crusius is in custody. These are surveillance photos show the alleged shooter at the walmart supercenter. It is backtoschool and the walmart was at capacity when the shootings occurred. Reporter is walmart employee said it took a moment to realize what was going on. I heard them closer and louder and i realized this is areas. So i see people running right away and thats when i reacted. Reporter this man witnessed the chaos as it unfolded. Some of the other employees were coming in and they would tell me that they heard some gunshots and people just darted bolting straight i
All tack units make it to inside walmart, please. Reporter the first call coming in at 10 00 this morning at the mall in el paso. Thousands of shoppers inside the walmart when the shooting began. He starts pop, pop, pop, pop. Hes going. Hes trigger finger. Hes going, going, going. Reporter the alleged shooter identified as 21yearold Patrick Crusius of allen, texas, killing at least 18 people. Dozens take ton local hospitals, including two chirng one as young as 2 years old. The suspect carrying a rifle targeted his victims one by one, seemly at random. This person trying to get out as First Responders rush in. Panicked shoppers recording their escapes, posting on social media. Run, mija, run. People were just trying to get out of there, trying to push people out of the way or trying to get them to go with them. Reporter the single suspect now in police custody. His motive still unclear. All i can say is it happened without incident, so i can assume the person reporter authorities are i
Was shielded her. Oh baby from that should or her family telling us after competing was found underneath the mother unfortunately the mother passed away, but that that baby was alive, she was covered in her blood and the family tonight just so thankful that that baby is alive that theyre saying and there simply add a loss of words they are in shock. We have to get it stopped been going on for years. 2 communities in mourning following a pair of Violent Attacks this weekend that killed nearly 30 people. An overnight attack at a popular nightclub killed at least 9 people and injured more than 20 others. Tragedy that Officials Say could have been much worse. If police hadnt responded so quickly had this individual. Made it through the doorway of with that level of weaponry theyre minute catastrophic injury loss of life. 13 hours earlier and 1600 miles away paso, a 21 yearold suspect is accused of gunning down shoppers at a walmart killing 20 and injuring more than 2 dozen others. Authorit